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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

by: Dmitri Shostakovich

Topics: Lady Macbeth, Shostakovich, Rostropovich, opera
Item Size: 355.9M

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, an opera in four acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. Sung in Russian. Libretto by Preis and the composer. Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Dimiter Petkov, bass ; supporting soloists ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor. Recorded at the Abbey Road studios in London. Transferred from the original Angel world premier recording: LP set SCLX-3866 by Bob Varney. Released in 1979. Premiered in 1934, the opera enjoyed success until Stalin angrily stormed out of a 1936 Moscow performance. A Pravda editorial appeared denouncing the work and it disappeared for the following 27 years.

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